May 21, 2024

Leadership

Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Ri Sol Ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about North Korea’s First Lady

Ri Sol Ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about North Korea’s First Lady

What does the South Korean internet think about Kim Jong Un's infamous wife, Ri Sol Ju?

Ri Sol Ju Goes Viral: What Social Media Reveal about North Korea’s First Lady
SINO-NK March 12, 2013
Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter

Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter

U.S. GHOSTWRITER SAYS HIS 'UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY' OF KIM JONG IL WILL EXPLAIN THE METHOD BEHIND THE DICTATOR'S MADNESS

Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter
Andrew Pascoe March 5, 2013
How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang

How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang

Basketball diplomacy follows an abandoned 2009 Eric Clapton visit, showing the important role of Kim family personal interests

How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang
Nate Thayer
Nate Thayer February 28, 2013
Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military

Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military

Kim Jong Un doesn't seem to care about anyone else but Pyongyangites and military men. What does that mean for the regime?

Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military
NK News
NK News February 22, 2013
The Day Kim Jong Il Was Born

The Day Kim Jong Il Was Born

This Day in the History of the DPRK February 16, JUCHE 30 (1942)

The Day Kim Jong Il Was Born
Brandon K. Gauthier
Brandon K. Gauthier February 15, 2013
Stuck In Limbo: The Reason North Korea Can’t Reform

Stuck In Limbo: The Reason North Korea Can’t Reform

Kim Jong Un knows that reform is needed but can't see a low-risk route to implementing it

Stuck In Limbo: The Reason North Korea Can’t Reform
Charles K. Park January 30, 2013
The Women Of North Korea: Icons, Heroines & Power Players

The Women Of North Korea: Icons, Heroines & Power Players

Are the women we identify as prominent within the DPRK just as meaningful to ordinary North Koreans?

The Women Of North Korea: Icons, Heroines & Power Players
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 30, 2013
First Western Tourists Inside Kim Mausoleum Describe “Surreal” Experience

First Western Tourists Inside Kim Mausoleum Describe “Surreal” Experience

Kim Jong Il's Macbook, Luxury Yacht and Train In Which He Died Also on Display.

First Western Tourists Inside Kim Mausoleum Describe “Surreal” Experience
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 19, 2013
NK Leadership Chess: 2012 Year-in-Review

NK Leadership Chess: 2012 Year-in-Review

2012 was a major success for Pyongyang, with Kim Jong Un successfully taking on all of the positions formerly held by his father

NK Leadership Chess: 2012 Year-in-Review
Luke Herman
Luke Herman January 7, 2013
The Arduous Winds of Economic Reform

The Arduous Winds of Economic Reform

In an in-depth year end study, Charles Park looks at North Korea's Prospects for becoming a Strong and Prosperous Nation

The Arduous Winds of Economic Reform
Charles K. Park January 6, 2013